STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1353

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.C.R. No. 96

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation and Government Operations and Human Services and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 96 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FURNISHING SENIOR TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS IN THEIR COUNTY,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the counties develop a strategic plan for furnishing transportation options for seniors within their county.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from two individuals.

Many elderly individuals on Oahu are finding it difficult to utilize the present public bus transportation system, as do elderly individuals in other counties in which such a system exists. These seniors are a gap group of people who depend on public transportation on a daily basis. For various reasons, many physically well seniors have a difficult time utilizing regular city buses but do not qualify for handi-van service.

It is the responsibility of the counties to provide convenient, efficient, and customer-oriented public transportation services, particularly for the senior population. If a county does not have a public bus transportation system, it should nonetheless provide for the transportation needs of seniors in some fashion.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation and Government Operations and Human Services and Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 96 and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Transportation and Government Operations and Human Services and Intergovernmental Affairs,

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair